TENNEESEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST 1 - 09292026-81359

State of Tennessee Job Information

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION, KNOX COUNTY

For more information, visit the link below:
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/environment/job-announcements-/preferred-service/00078161_env_prot_spc_1_apc_kefo_tdec-job-opp_ps_ua.pdf

Under immediate supervision, is responsible for professional environmental work of routine difficulty; and performs related work as required.

This is the entry level class in the TDEC Environmental Protection Specialist sub-series. An employee in this class is assigned to learn a variety of environmental engineering duties. An employee may perform environmental program and/or regulatory duties in a specific program specialty area such as air pollution, water resources, remediation, solid waste management, toxics, or underground storage tanks. This class differs from TDEC Environmental Protection Specialist 2* in that an incumbent of the latter performs environmental duties at the working level under general supervision.

*An applicant appointed to this flexibly staffed class will be reclassified to TDEC Environmental Protection Specialist 2* after successful completion of a mandatory one-year training period; inadequate or marginal performance during the training period will result in automatic termination.

1. Review applications for air permits from stationary sources of air pollution at industrial entities, private businesses, and state facilities.
2. Identify applicable federal and state regulations and apply them in a variety of technical and regulatory situations.
3. Meet critical deadlines and do follow-up assignments with a minimum amount of direction.
4. Draft construction and operating permits for stationary source of air pollution to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
5. Help maintain a comprehensive database system.
6. Work cooperatively and effectively with management, other division employees, and the public, to help issue accurate and enforceable permits.

1. Business Insight
2. Communicates Effectively 
3. Decision Quality
4. Manages Complexity
5. Tech Savvy

  Knowledges: 

1. Engineering and Technology
2. Chemistry
3. Law and Government 
4. Physics
5. Geology

  Skills: 

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Judgement and Decision Making
3. Active Learning and Listening
4. Complex Problem Solving
5. Critical Thinking

  Abilities: 

1. Written Comprehension 
2. Deductive Reasoning 
3. Inductive Reasoning
4. Mathematical Reasoning 
5. Limb and/or Full Body Flexibility 

1. Computer/Printer/ Scanner/ Copier/ Fax
2. Telephone/ Cell Phone/ Pager/ Two-way Radios
3. Watercraft/ Motor Vehicles/ Tractors/ All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) 
4. Sampling, Monitoring Equipment and Supplies/ Tools
5. Radiation Detection Equipment/ GPS/ PPE/ Power Equipment and Hand Tools.